RUSSELL v. COOPER

No. 85SA332.

724 P.2d 1302 (1986)

Stanley G. RUSSELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Thomas COOPER, Superintendent, Shadow Mountain Correctional Facility, Respondent-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Douglas D. Barnes, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for petitioner-appellant.

Duane Woodard, Atty. Gen., Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Richard H. Forman, Sol. Gen., John Daniel Dailey, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Clement P. Engle, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for respondent-appellee.


VOLLACK, Justice.

Petitioner-appellant, Stanley G. Russell, appeals the dismissal by the district court of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, for injunctive relief, and/or for rule to show cause. We affirm.

The petition alleged that on December 16, 1981, when petitioner was sentenced to the Department of Corrections, he had a detainer from the State of Oregon lodged against him. However, the record reflects that a detainer was not "acknowledged" by the...

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